MxMo: Wildfire

*warning: If you or a loved one is suffering from ‘Game of Thrones’ withdrawal at this time time, please consult my creepy hand, which has been held firmly in the air, waiting to give you the most excellent high 5. Also, you are a nerd. And I love you.

That time of the month y’all. Nope. Gotta’ re-do that horrible intro. Fuck it. Mixology Monday is here again, this time hosted by the ever mysterious and always entertaining Muse of Doom of Feu de Vie. A few words to set the mood:

Find and/or develop a recipe that incorporates Fire.

You don’t have to go full Blue Blazer, not nearly — heck, you could go full Fireball Whiskey! (orFire Rock Pale Ale, etc..) You could riff on the Old Flame or come up with an inventive name of your own. You could even use a good firewater or burned wine. (and if you’re grilling fruit, save some for me, will ya?)

In essence, bring the heat! Bring the Fire! Bring your inspiration!

I gotta admit it, you guys. I had no clue as to how to incorporate fire. I mean, that’s not even an ingredient, that’s a freaking element for crying out loud! So I cried for a while and considered making a molotov (a real one with Alize or something amazing) and just having a photo shoot with it, cause you know they look bad-ass but I refrained and here we are.

So yeah, green fire from Game of Thrones lore. That’s basically the whole premise of this here craft cocktail. Oh what’s that? where’s the green fire? Funny you should ask that, friend. In short: That’s just not gonna happen in an edible way tonight. Booze burns a lovely blue, regardless of the color of the actual liquor. Here I’ve set some absinthe with a bright green hue on fire but mainly because a) it’s 110 proof and that stuff will basically burn a hole in you anyway. b) as I mentioned, this specific brand has a rad color. c) it pairs well with the flavors in the drink which yeah, I guess is important if I’m writing up a recipe around it.

In looking for a drink that had some element of green liquor on fire, I found the “Old Flame” from the excellent PDT cocktail book which I then used as a guide moving forward. Here we subbed the gin for pisco, the Chartreuse for Strega and added some absinthe which FYI, pairs great with pineapple. Fresh pineapple. Not that shit out of a Dole can. You’ve been warned.

Dry shake (no ice) the pisco, strega, lemon, pineapple and egg white.
Add ice and the barspoon of creme de violette.
Shake some more and strain into a coupe. Almost there…
PRO tip: when using matches, wait until the sulfur has burned off before you use it.
Light the 1/4 oz absente in a jigger and slowly float/pour it over the top (as seen above).